Wrongfully Accused (1998)

Director:

Pat Proft

Writer (WGA):

Pat Proft (written by)

Release Date:

21 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

It's not just a movie. It's every movie.

Plot:

Ryan Harrison is framed for murder and must prove himself innocent by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man after escaping from a bus accident on the way to jail.

Plot Keywords:

One Legged Man | Bus | Murder | Death | Violin

Cast

Leslie Nielsen	...	Ryan Harrison
Richard Crenna	...	Lieutenant Fergus Falls
Kelly LeBrock	...	Lauren Goodhue (as Kelly Le Brock)
Melinda McGraw	...	Cass Lake
Michael York	...	Hibbing Goodhue
Sandra Bernhard	...	Doctor Fridley
Aaron Pearl	...	Sean Laughrea
Leslie Jones	...	Sergeant Tina Bagley
Benjamin Ratner	...	Sergeant Orono (as Ben Ratner)
Gerard Plunkett	...	Sir Robert McKintyre
Duncan Fraser	...	Sergeant McMacDonald
John Walsh	...	John Walsh
Maury Hannigan	...	Commissioner Hannigan
Chick Hearn	...	Basketball Announcer
Lambchop	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdächtig (Germany)
Sehr verdächtig (Germany) (alternative title)
Unter falschem Verdacht (Germany) (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor and language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (No. 35970) | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) | Spain:T | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Morgan Creek Productions

Trivia:

In the hospital scene, the intercom pages "Dr. Benton, Dr. Carter, Dr. Greene, Dr. Weaver, and Dr. Ross", all doctors on the NBC drama "ER" (1994).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A member of crew is reflected in the car door when Falls gets out of his car in front of the hospital.

Quotes:

Lauren: Ryan and I were having sex! Hot steamy, sweaty sex! My body tingled orgasm after orgasm...
Sgt. Orono: Lady, I just asked for your name.
Lauren: Oh... Mrs. Hibbing Goodhue.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol" (1993)

Soundtrack:

La Cucaracha

not all that bad

there is a lot of misses in this movie. but there are more than a few hits. some of the gags are very tired. but more than a few are right on target. this movie is not as good as some other nielsen movies like the naked gun series. but it's still better than his recent movies like dracula dead and loving it,and spy hard. all in all not bad. i give wrongfully accused **1/2 out of ****